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glownode's Glass 'Nodes, Sand, Mylar System
Last Update: December 10, 2002 at 11:40:17 IP Address: 195.34.133.62
Amplifier: Krell Ksa-100. solid state amp
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Heavily Mod'd custom Bottlehead Foreplay with EI 12au7 Tubes, North Creek Music output Caps,and a mix of WW and high quality Carbon comps with star grounding scheme.
Speakers: Martin Logan SL-3's -mylar electrostats with integrated cone woofers.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Classe' CDP .3
Turntable/Phono Stage: Kuzma Stabi -s with Stogi -s tonearm, Benz Micro Glider low output cartridge and Lehmann Black Cube.
Other Source(s): Dyna FM3 tubed tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: The flat ones. (NordOst) Use the Blue Heavens for speakers and between Pre and Amp. The rest are the copper ones.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): DIY Waarde based 6AS7G / 6922 Headphone Amp with Sennheiser HD600 'phones.

Some cheap 3000VA AC stabilizers. Very basic rack.

Tweaks: Massive Butcher's Block under the Stabi -s.

Sorbothane pods under CDP.

Room Size (LxWxH): 4 meters x 5meters x 3.5 meters
Room Comments/Treatments: Old wooden floors sensitive on some takes. Persian Rugs only treatments.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz, Classical - mainly Bach & Classical on Vinyl, Eclectic world collection --not the type "for export", and authentic recordings from India.
System Goals/Comments: Feel the performers' Presence, with reasonable detail, get that warm glow.

The more simple technology the system gets, like tubes and vinyl, the better it sounds.

System Strengths: Creates envelop of 3-D Wall-O'-Sound to melt in to.

Great musicians play at my place regularly. Gives a very personal-presence impression, and my interpretation of how I want to hear music.

Leads to lots of listening sessions and hooks other on audio reproduction.

System Weaknesses: Really needs a larger room. Amp lacks some refinement compared to newer models.

Next: Build a good DIY MC tubed phono stage, and maybe an OTL tubed 60W amp.

Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector: yea, I have one of those TV-things.

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